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Petition for involuntary termination - 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2512

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     § 2512.  Petition for involuntary termination.
        (a)  Who may file.--A petition to terminate parental rights
     with respect to a child under the age of 18 years may be filed
     by any of the following:
            (1)  Either parent when termination is sought with
        respect to the other parent.
            (2)  An agency.
            (3)  The individual having custody or standing in loco
        parentis to the child and who has filed a report of intention
        to adopt required by section 2531 (relating to report of
        intention to adopt).
            (4)  An attorney representing a child or a guardian ad
        litem representing a child who has been adjudicated dependent
        under 42 Pa.C.S. § 6341(c) (relating to adjudication).
        (b)  Contents.--The petition shall set forth specifically
     those grounds and facts alleged as the basis for terminating
     parental rights. The petition filed under this section shall
     also contain an averment that the petitioner will assume custody
     of the child until such time as the child is adopted. If the
     petitioner is an agency it shall not be required to aver that an
     adoption is presently contemplated nor that a person with a
     present intention to adopt exists.
        (c)  Father not identified.--If the petition does not
     identify the father of the child, it shall state whether a claim
     of paternity has been filed under section 8303 (relating to
     claim of paternity).
     (Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.685, No.76, eff. 60 days)

        1995 Amendment.  Act 76 added subsec. (a)(4).
        References in Text.  Former section 8303, referred to in this
     section, is repealed. The subject matter is now contained in
     section 5103.
        Cross References.  Section 2512 is referred to in sections
     2513, 2521 of this title.

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